Today I am presenting the ‘Epilogue’ poem that will be appearing in my new book “Until Eyes Hear Sound”. and “My Cloudy Vision” is a poem I wrote in September 2018, and it will be the finale piece in the Book.
Please Note: the photo attached below, is the proposed cover design for my new book “Until Eyes Hear Sound”, created by my niece Kerri Costello – Philadelphia.
Epilogue. My Cloudy Vision
I am trying to write myself a Mission Statement
Feels like a speech I need to practice in the basement
I have never been good at making speeches
They are messy, like eating mushy peaches
When I first began writing poetry
My main aim was to teach myself to read and write again
Several years ago, I suffered a Stroke
Times become tough, depression drowned this bloke
Poetry became a form of self-therapy
I listened to music and inspirational lyrics
Leonard Cohen’s songs were always playing
I fervently keep writing
My life became centered inside a small sphere
While also caring for my lovely wife, her MS was severe
Writing was my retreat, a place of solace
My world was narrow, I was skating on thin ice
Ten years ago, my wife did pass
My heart turned to water on glass
Then I heard Leonard singing again
His music and words were not in vain
I resumed drafting my poems
Grieving, words were sad and solemn
Healing takes time
Soulfully I wrote more rhyme
I joined local writers’ groups
My words were out there, under readers boots
On a prompt, I started a website six years ago
My confidence grew, I came in from the snow
Wondering what my goal is, where do I go
There are many answers, I do not know
In the future, I believe a poetry book or two
I have volumes of poems waiting in the queue
This is my story
My life’s journey
Of cloudy visions
My words, my mission
Ivor Steven (c) October 2023
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